Us in our sixties, would we be satisfied with the weaponry carried by our troops in Afghanistan ,this is an open forum by the way

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SLR with SUIT sight, GPMG, LMG, M79, 84 mm, 66mm, 2" mortar, .50 browning and so on. I was happy and very confident with that stuff that we used but not having used todays gear, it's impossible for me to say whether I would have prefered what they have now.

I think on balance today's gear from what I have read on here and elswhere probably is better but, how come there is a debate about whether 5.56 is good enough. There never was any debate about 7.62.

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I can never be the first to mention puttees...always beaten to it.
But SHORTS ..could the young thrusters of today wear them with the same style and panache as we did?
I always remember the first time I wore mine in Bahrain (we were posted individually in my lot) and I joined a parade of lads who were there for a few months...I ambled up looking like a milk bottle and to this day cringe with embarrassment when I remember their laughter

Bugger
I can never be the first to mention puttees...always beaten to it.
But SHORTS ..could the young thrusters of today wear them with the same style and panache as we did?
I always remember the first time I wore mine in Bahrain (we were posted individually in my lot) and I joined a parade of lads who were there for a few months...I ambled up looking like a milk bottle and to this day cringe with embarrassment when I remember their laughter

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Moonies! As white as the moon in a black sky. Shorts yet, for some crazy army logic long socks?